St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-22

John Ward is one of the best known
newspaper men in the city. When
Mayor Ames was elected he was APP
pointed adjutant Oh the military police
| staff, and served until the amiable pO-
lice commission beheaded him. 1t is
understood perfectly that political ami
mus is at the bottom of the prosecution.
A desperate effort has been made to
make it appear that the administration
| of Mayor AmeS was corrupt for the
twO-fold purpose of injuring him pOliti
cally and giving an excuse for
the creation of police com
mission, which abrogated to itself
the powers which people designed he
should exercise. Attempts to lndlct
Mayor Ames, or to fasten upon him the
suspicion of even cogniZance of the al
legged corrupt practices of his appoint
ments were made, but resulted only in
lamentable failures. Next, eX-License
Inspector Kelly was made the victim OF
disclosure proceeding, and subsequent
attempt was made to indict him,
but he got off scot free in
spite of certain powerful influences
eXerted against him. Now Ward is the
victim, the idea being, as in the case of
Kelly, to show that he collected moneys
from saloonkeepers and appropriated to
either his own or political purposes.
Ward was seen last evening, and said:
81 am indicted for the misrepresentation
of city funds. WANT to say that | never,
as city official OF in any other capacity,
even held one penny belonging to
the city. Under the city's char
ter it was absolutely impossible
for me to hold money belonging to the
city. propose to protect myself and
the guilty parties will be shown up
will demur to the indictment. If it is
l expect to be defended by as strong
legal talent as can be secured. If the
Republicans think they are going to
use me as a tool to injure the
political reputation of Mayor Ames,
they are badly mistaken. Tommy Kelly
is the prime mover in this conspiracy,
and he is doing it for spite and merce-
nary purposes. I'll see him later"
The comments of the attorneys at the
court house, and the opinions expressed
upon the streets yesterday were
generally that the grand jury has
been utilized to carry out the
aims and reyenges OF certain politicians
and it was about time the grand jurors
and the public should discover the in
teresting fact. One prominent Repub-
lican attorney said last evening: Pm
not rich man and am not much of a
politician, but would give $1,000 if
this indictment had not been brought.
This striking at Doc AmeS over the
shoulder of others to crafty blind par
tisan hate Will put him in the governors
chair as sure as guns"
KELLY DENIES.
Ex-License Inspector Kelly last night
said: 81 deny Wards assertion that
am either responsible for his Indictment
or in any way contributed towards
bringing it about. am sorry for him,
but it's getting back to just where all
this started from. His state
ment that l have 0,000 is an unmiti-
gated falsehoOd. In fact, the interviews
with him in the evening papers COLI
tanned nothing but string of false
hoods. If L had been guilty, as he and
others try to make me out, why was |
not indicted by the grand jury which
considered my case for twenty-four
hours? If / am responsible for his i'll
dictment, how is it | was not witness
before the grand jury?"